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A Study on the Optimal Initial Stress-Finding of Structures Stabilized by Cable-Tension (장력안정 구조물의 최적초기응력 탐색에 관한 연구)

  • 최옥훈;한상을;권택진
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 1999.04a
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    • pp.287-294
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    • 1999
  • The tensegrity structure by prestressed cable, which may have large freedom in scale and form and therefore are received much attention from the view points of their light weight and aesthetics, is a very flexible and geometrically unstable structure because the cable material has little initial rigidity. For the stable self-equilibrated state of the usually very deformable structure, the method to find the optimal initial stress by the shape analysis is proposed in this paper. The proposed procedure is to derive the nonlinear finite element formula of cable and truss members considering geometric nonlinearity and used to modified load incremental method adding to Newton-Raphson method with the proposed condition for optimal initial stress. The result of the shape analysis for the tensegrity structure with the radius of 30m is shown the almost approximated shape to architectural shape and the changed procedure of initial stress

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Active feedback control for cable vibrations

  • Ubertini, Filippo
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.407-428
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    • 2008
  • The nonlinear mechanics of cable vibration is caught either by analytical or numerical models. Nevertheless, the choice of the most appropriate method, in consideration of the problem under study, is not straightforward. A feedback control policy might even enhance the complexity of the system. Thus, in order to design a suitable controller, different approaches are here adopted. Devices mounted transversely to the cable in the two directions, close to one of its ends, supply the feedback control action based on the observation of the response in a few points. The low order terms of the control law are, at first, analyzed in the framework of linear models. Explicit analytic solutions are derived for this purpose. The effectiveness of high order terms in the control law is then explored by means of a finite element model(FEM), which accounts for high order harmonics. A suitably dimensional analytical Galerkin model is finally derived, to investigate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy, when applied to a physical model.

Assessment of Dynamic Behavior of Cable System Due to Launching and Recovery of UUV (무인잠수정의 진수 인양에 따른 케이블시스템의 동적거동 평가)

  • Cho Kyu Nam;Kim Min;Song Ha Cheal
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.193-197
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    • 2004
  • A finite element analysis is proposed to assess the dynamic response due to impulse excitation of UUV cable system. 'Onnuri'. a special purpose ship of KORDI. was adopted as a support vessel. and all the main dimensions and properties used in the analysis were determined by the support vessel. Transient dynamic response analysis was carried out for various types of impulses. and the magnitude of cable tension induced by impulse was discussed as results.

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Optimum design of cable-stayed bridges

  • Long, Wenyi;Troitsky, Michael S.;Zielinski, Zenon A.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.241-257
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    • 1999
  • This paper presents a procedure to minimize the cost of materials of cable-stayed bridges with composite box girder and concrete tower. Two sets of iterations are included in the proposed procedure. The first set of iteration performs the structural analysis for a cable-stayed bridge. The second set of iteration performs the optimization process. The design is formulated as a general mathematical problem with the cost of the bridge as the objective function and bending forces, shear forces, fatigue stresses, buckling and deflection as constraints. The constraints are developed based on the Canadian National Standard CAN/CSA-S6-88. The finite element method is employed to perform the complicated nonlinear structural analysis of the cable-stayed bridges. The internal penalty function method is used in the optimization process. The limit states design method is used to determine the load capacity of the bridge. A computer program written in FORTRAN 77 is developed and its validity is verified by several practical-sized designs.

Effect of geometry on shrinkage of cryostats for HTS cables

  • de Souza Isaac;Jadkar Ninad;Gour Abhay Singh;Vasudeva Rao Vutukuru
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.32-39
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    • 2023
  • One of the main problems faced in developing India's first HTS power cable was that of shrinkage in length of the double-walled vacuum-insulated cryostat. The shrinkage was due to the evacuation of the annular vacuum space which results in a shorter working cable length. This work reports experimentally observed contraction during evacuation and analyses corrugated pipes/bellows which house the cable core of HTS cables. The effect of corrugation geometry including length, corrugation pitch and depth, diameters of corrugated pipes and thicknesses of pipes is studied numerically to realize the degree of shrinkage due to vacuum as well as chill down. Finally, necessary length compensation and associated cost is determined to tackle the shrinkage issue.

An Improved Method for Initial Shape Analysis of Subpension Bridges (현수교의 개선된 초기형상 해석법)

  • Kim, Moon Young;Kyung, Yong Soo;Lee, Jun Sok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.219-229
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    • 2003
  • The extended tangent stiffness matrices and force-deformation relations of the elastic catenary element were initially derived through the addition of the unstrained length of cables to unknown nodal 'displacements. A beam-column element was then introduced to model the deck and pylon of cable-stayed bridges. The conventional geometric nonlinear analysis, initial force method, and TCUD method were summarized, with an effective method combining two methods presented to determine the initial shapes of cable-stayed bridges with dead loads. In this combined method, TCUD method was applied to eliminate vertical and horizontal displacements at cable-supported points of decks and on top of pylons, respectively. The initial force method was also adopted to eliminate horizontal and vertical displacements of decks and pylons. Finally, the accuracy and validity of the proposed combined method were demonstrated through numerical examples.

Analysis of Eddy Current Distribution and Loss in Metal Sheath of 154 kV Single Power Cable (154 kV 단상 전력 케이블의 금속 Sheath에서 발생하는 와전류 분포 및 손실 분석)

  • Im, Sang Hyeon;Kim, Kyoung Youn;Kim, Ki Byung;Park, Gwansoo
    • KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.115-118
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    • 2020
  • As interest in the reduction of energy loss has increased in recent years, analysis of losses in power cables is becoming more important. The overall loss in the transmission system can be measured, but there are many difficulties in researching the loss in each internal structure. There are various factors in the type of loss, and the loss of external factors by previous research has been studied. However, there is little research on the cable internal loss. Since the metal sheath inside the cable is made of aluminum having a high conductivity, an eddy current is generated due to the current flowing in the conductor, thereby causing an eddy current loss inevitably. In this paper, the eddy current loss in metal sheath of 154 kV Cable was researched through FEM (Finite Element Method) electromagnetic analysis.

Type-tested of Accessories for 345kV Oil Filled Cable (345kV OF 케이블용 부속재의 인정시험완료)

  • Lee, S.K.;Choi, S.G.;Kim, K.S.;Lee, K.H.;Jeon, S.I.;Huh, G.D.;Park, W.K.;Choi, M.K.;Lee, S.H.;Kim, S.J.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1997.11a
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    • pp.261-264
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    • 1997
  • Joints and terminations for 345kV Oil Filled $1C{\times}2000mm^2$ cable have been developed and tested including BPT (Bellows Pressure Tank) on the bases of various ultra-high voltage technologies. Electrical design was performed by using Finite Element Method. The type test certified by KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation) has been performed as the final stage of development. In order to confirm the reliability of long-term life for 30 years, load cycle test was conducted for 30 days with good result. As the result, the techniques we obtained from this development are applicable to higher voltage level systems (i.e. 765 kV).

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Field Application of a Cable NDT System for Cable-Stayed Bridge Using MFL Sensors Integrated Climbing Robot (누설자속센서를 탑재시킨 이동로봇을 이용한 사장교 케이블 비파괴검사 시스템의 현장 적용)

  • Kim, Ju-Won;Choi, Jun-Sung;Lee, Eun-Chan;Park, Seung-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.60-67
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    • 2014
  • In this study, an automated cable non-destructive testing(NDT) system was developed to monitor the steel cables that are a core component of cable-stayed bridges. The magnetic flux leakage(MFL) method, which is suitable for ferromagnetic continuum structures and has been verified in previous studies, was applied to the cable inspection. A multi-channel MFL sensor head was fabricated using hall sensors and permanent magnets. A wheel-based cable climbing robot was fabricated to improve the accessibility to the cables, and operating software was developed to monitor the MFL-based NDT research and control the climbing robot. Remote data transmission and robot control were realized by applying wireless LAN communication. Finally, the developed element techniques were integrated into an MFL-based cable NDT system, and the field applicability of this system was verified through a field test at Seohae Bridge, which is a typical cable-stayed bridge currently in operation.

Determination of Proto Type for 345kV CV Cable Accessories (345kV CV 케이블 접속함의 Proto Type 선정)

  • Lee, S.K.;Kim, I.T.;Son, S.H.;Choi, S.G.;Huh, G.D.;Park, W.K.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1998.07e
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    • pp.1629-1631
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    • 1998
  • Crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated cables are now widely used all over the world for extra-high voltage underground transmission systems. Prefabricated type (compression type) joint has developed in order to shorten the assembly time and lower the possibility of contamination at site by many companies in the world. For outdoor termination, to control the electric field distribution as uniform as possible, especially for the use of extra-high voltage system. much of products are adopting the oil-impregnated condensor cone type instead of electric field control element which uses the permitivity of it only (not capacitance). For Gas-immersed termination, dimension of outer insulation bushing was determined by IEC Publication 859. The highest voltage of underground power cable system is 345kV now, in Korea. We have much of experiences of the development of prefabricated type accessories for CV cable systems (154kV, 161kV, 230kV level). So it was possible to inspect the proto type of accessories for 345kV CV cable system and seems that the need time for the development of products is reduced.

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